20 C.F.R. § 340.14 Factors due to be considered in a compromise.
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
The following indicate the character of reasons which will be considered in approving a compromise: (a) The debtor's ability to repay the full amount within a reasonable time; (b) The debtor's refusal to pay the claim in full and the Board's inability to effect collection in full within a reasonable time by other collection methods; (c) Doubt concerning the Board's ability to prove its case in court for the full amount because of a bona fide dispute as to the facts or because of the legal issues involved; (d) The cost of collecting the amount recoverable does not justify the enforced collection of the full amount.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 340—RECOVERY OF BENEFITS
§ 340.14 Factors due to be considered in a compromise.
